Prolific Aussie All-Rounder Wins ICC Women's Player Of The Month December 2024
THIS Aussie all-rounder bags her memorable December 2024 by winning the ICC Women's Player Of The Month for the same. Read below.
Australia Women all-rounder Annabel Sutherland's purple patch witnesses yet another addition to her portfolio, as the 23-year-old wins the ICC Women's Player Of The Month for December 2024. The prolific all-rounder created history by becoming the first-ever cricketer in Women's history to register consecutive ODI tons by batting below the number 5 position.
269 runs, 2 centuries, and 9 wickets in 5 ODI innings 🤯
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Annabel Sutherland is the ICC Player of the Month for December! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/6CKiJO4B9P
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Such has been the consistency of the Australian that she played a pivotal role in series victories over India Women and New Zealand Women, she not just won the 'Player of the Match' awards, but also ended winning the 'Player of the Series' awards for both the series.
A brute hitter of the ball, Annabel Sutherland provides much-needed depth to the batting, as the all-rounder plays the role of a 'floater' in the side, with her boasting the ability of batting anywhere in the Playing XI.
The 23-year-old is decisive with the ball as well, as she delivers not just in the powerplay, but in the death overs as well. She rattled India Women's batting with 6 wickets in 3 ODI's, which included an exceptional four-wicket haul, as Australia Women sealed a highly-comfortable series clean weep over Harmanpreet Kaur's side.
The Melbourne Stars Women player has beaten the likes of Smriti Mandhana (India Women) and Nonkululeko Mlaba (South Africa Women) for the award. Her batting average for the month of December is an astonishing 67.25, with a blistering strike rate of 113.98, and these statistics are based on 5 ODI's played by Australia Women in the month.
Against New Zealand Women, Annabel Sutherland picked up three key wickets in the 2nd ODI, as Australia Women sealed the series with a comfortable win-margin.